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Have you experienced an injustice? Are you disappointed in God for not raining down wrath on the person who hurt you? When God delays it’s not because He is blind to what has happened. It’s not because He’s being passive or uncaring. The Bible tells us in 2 Peter 3:9, “The Lord does not delay…

Do you help others to recognize their strengths and gifting?  What we say could change the trajectory of someone’s service. In Exodus 30, Moses singled out someone by name and recognized that God “has filled him with God’s Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every kind of craft to design artistic works in gold,…

It takes intention and discipline to keep serving God. We don’t naturally just get up every morning with the same drive to give our energies away to serve others. For some, we have a tendency to wander into all kinds of distractions till we’re no longer sure what our life is about. Paul tells us…

When a parent or any adult is passing out candy, I’ve watched children scramble to be first to receive the blessing. They don’t want to miss out on a blessing and are unapologetic in how they push and grab what they see as theirs. They definitely don’t want a sibling to get more than their…

Are you aggressive in stating your point? Do you use ultimatums? Do you cancel someone from your life who disagrees with your point of view? In building a society that values each other, Dr. Martin Luther King was not aggressive. He said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive…

Are you staying where someone is blocking your gift? They control who gets to share God’s gifts in your church. Some are motivated by self-interest and misuse their power. If someone is playing God and blocking your gift, is it time to go elsewhere? Romans 12:6-8 says, “According to the grace given to us, we…

I was sharing with another adult the many sad and tragic stories I heard about. I sounded like the local news reporting on current disasters. A four year old was listening to my conversation. She interrupted me to say, “Why are you only talking about bad things?” Through a babe, God reminded me of Philippians…

Are you undisciplined with the words that come out of your mouth? Some people go around cussing as their normal speech pattern. Others curse in their heads meaning they sound one way on the outside while they’re speaking a different way on the inside. Colossians 3:8 reminds us, “But now you must also put away…